Young v. Garland

Filing 5

OPINION AND ORDER ADOPTING 2 Final Report and Recommendation as the order of the Court. The 1 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. The Clerk is DIRECTED to close this case. Signed by Judge Steven D. Grimberg on 1/2/2025. (tas)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
ATLANTA DIVISION
TIMOTHY DOYLE YOUNG,
Petitioner,
v.
MERRICK GARLAND,
Respondent.

Civil Action No.
1:24-cv-00217-SDG

OPINION AND ORDER
This matter is before the Court on the Final Report and Recommendation
(R&R) entered by United States Magistrate Judge Justin S. Anand [ECF 2], which
recommends that the instant petition for a writ of habeas corpus be dismissed
pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a) because venue is lacking. Petitioner Timothy Doyle
Young has filed objections to the R&R [ECF 4]. After careful consideration of the
record, Young’s objections are OVERRULED, and the R&R is ADOPTED in full.
This matter is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.
I.

Background
Young is a federal inmate currently incarcerated at the United States

Penitentiary Max ADX in Florence, Colorado. 1 He was convicted in the United
States District Court for the District of Colorado for attacking a federal corrections
officer. United States v. Young, 489 F. App’x 250, 250–51 (10th Cir. 2012). Young has

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ECF 1.

filed hundreds of abusive lawsuits and appeals in federal courts across the
country. See, e.g., Young v. Sessions, 2018 WL 4690961, at *1 (N.D. Ga. July 6, 2018),
report and recommendation adopted, 2018 WL 4685464 (N.D. Ga. Sept. 27, 2018).
Young filed a document in this Court which the Clerk docketed as a habeas
corpus petition brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. 2 Section 2254 cases are,
however, limited to state prisoners. Id. § 2254(a). As a result, Judge Anand
construed the petition as brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 and concluded that
the only proper venue for Young’s petition is in the District of Colorado where he
is incarcerated and where the court would have jurisdiction over Young’s
custodian. 3 Under 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a), “[t]he district court of a district in which is
filed a case laying venue in the wrong division or district shall dismiss, or if it be
in the interest of justice, transfer such case to any district or division in which it
should have been brought.” Judge Anand determined that, given Young’s
litigation history and the filing restriction imposed by the District of Colorado,

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Id.

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ECF 2, at 3.

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transferring the case would not be in the interest of justice and thus recommended
that this matter be dismissed. 4
II.

Applicable Legal Standards
A party challenging a report and recommendation issued by a United States

Magistrate Judge must file written objections specifically identifying the portions
of the proposed findings and recommendations to which an objection is made and
must assert a specific basis for the objection. United States v. Schultz, 565 F.3d 1353,
1361 (11th Cir. 2009). The district court must “make a de novo determination of
those portions of the report or specified proposed findings or recommendations to
which objection is made.” 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); Jeffrey S. ex rel. Ernest S. v. State Bd.
of Educ. of Ga., 896 F.2d 507, 512 (11th Cir. 1990).
Absent objection, the district court “may accept, reject, or modify, in whole
or in part, the findings or recommendations made by the magistrate judge,”
28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1), and need only satisfy itself that there is no clear error on the
face of the record. Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b). The district court has broad discretion in
reviewing a magistrate judge’s report and recommendation. The district court may
consider or decline to consider an argument that was never presented to the
magistrate judge. Williams v. McNeil, 557 F.3d 1287, 1290–92 (11th Cir. 2009).
Further, “[f]rivolous, conclusive, or general objections need not be considered by

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Id.

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the district court.” Schultz, 565 F.3d at 1361 (quoting Marsden v. Moore, 847 F.2d
1536, 1548 (11th Cir. 1988)).
III.

Discussion
In his objections, Young disputes the Magistrate Judge’s characterization of

his petition as vague and conclusory, and he alleges that the District of Colorado
and the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals are corrupt, that he is denied access to the
courts, and that he is under duress. 5 He does not, however, dispute that this Court
is the wrong venue for his § 2241 petition or argue that the interests of justice
require that this matter be transferred. Accordingly, Young’s objections are
OVERRULED.
IV.

Conclusion
Young’s objections [ECF 4] are OVERRULED, and the R&R [ECF 2] is

ADOPTED as the order of the Court. Young’s petition for writ of habeas corpus
[ECF 1] is DISMISSED. The Clerk is DIRECTED to close this case.
SO ORDERED, this 2nd day of January, 2025.

____________________________________
Steven D. Grimberg
United States District Judge

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See generally ECF 4.

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